I think Chosun-jok people are an entirely different matter. Frankly, I haven't been to Dongbei area as you had, so I can't speak
on behalf of Chosun-jok people. I was primarily concerned with the general sentiment of Korean people (in mainland Korea)
toward them.
Chosun-jok is a very sensitive issue, I think, in that Korean people *few, anyway* use them to claim that Manchuria rightfully
belongs to them, (or almost) but in reality, Chosun-jok are but a tiny minority in the entire population of Manchuria - but China
is also aware of all this potential mess. If Korea does commit something stupid, the Chinese gov't will waste no time to pounce
on it.
Last, but not least, a lot of these Chosun-jok people are involved in hacking Korean network systems. *i.e. Naver hacking,
auction.co.kr hacking, WoW hacking - you name it, they are in it.* Had that not happened, Chosun-jok might have stayed as
"one of those living at the border" but with these involvements, sentiment against them is spreading in young Korean population.
If Korea DOES want to consider Chosun-jok as a part of their own, that's not a good sign.
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And to answer your question: Let's take 2nd generation Korean kids in the US. Vast majority of them don't even speak fluent
Korean, or appreciate Korean culture. All they have on their side in claiming they are Korean is that their parents were Koreans.
I don't know what I should call him. He looks American to me however. Or, better example would be Jewish people. Generations
after generations, they still stick to their traditions, learn their language, and take pride in their ethnicity. (OK... count out all those
"Ethnic Jew" or that sort of crap. Still Jewish people come up with upper hand.) Stark contrast, no?
P.S. It takes real hard work and dedication to be on my bad side. :p. You should be able to exhibit exemplary level of bullshit
cannon firing, and ignorance in accordance. I have yet to find that from you. :-) |
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